Life-boat



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A. BATTARD.

LIFE BOAT.

No. 359,762. Patented Mar. 22, 1887.

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L11-E BOAT.

.Patented Mar. 22, 1887..

N. PETERS4 Phom-Lizhognpher. washing Unirse r@autres a'rerrr @erica AUGUSTIN BATTARD, Ol? SANTA ROSALE, LOVER CALTFGRNIA, MEXICO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,752, dated March 22, 1887.

Application filed August T, IESS. Serial No. 210,366. 4.(Xo model.) Patented in Belgium June 30, 1583, No. 61,663.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be itlmown that I, AUGUs'rrN Bernini), of Santa Rosalie, Lower California, Mexico, have invented an Improvement in Life-Boats; and I hereby declare the following tO be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to certain improve* ments in vessels, and it is especially applicable to life-boats and th ose that are exposed to heavy seas or surf.

It consists in the combination, in a boat, of one or more cylindrical or conical drums Or chambers having axes upon which they are loosely journaled above the center of gravity of the boat, so that they may act to keep the boat in an upright position, or to immediately return it to that position if it should be upset by the violence of the waves. By being loosely journaled, as described, the blows or force of the waves or surf will be greatly lessened when they strike the boat with violence.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complet-e explanation of my invention, Figure l is a side elevation of myl apparatus, showing the conical floats mounted at each end ofthe boat. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Figs. 3 and i are a side elevation and plan, respect` ively, of a boat having cylindrical iioats journaled at some point between the ends.

A is the body of the boat or vessel, which in Figs. l and 2 is shown occupying the central portion of the apparatus, and having extensions beyond each end in which the conical loatsBaresuspendedorjournaled upon aXesC. These axes are supported in any suitable inanner longitudinally and above the center Of gravity of the boat. ln some cases it may be found desirable to make these hollow lioats cylindrical, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and one, two, or more of them may be journaled or suspended at suitable points within the length of In any case the capacity the boat, as shown.

of these floats will depend upon the dimension or tonnage ofthe vessel to which they are to be applied. rlhey are journaled Or suspended so as to rotate easily upon their axial supports, so that when struck by heavy waves or surf they will be caused to turn upon their journals and will offer no resistance to the force of the wave, but will allow it to pass Oli' easily, thus reliev ing the boat from much oi' the shock caused by the striking of the wave. These iioats are made of any suitable material, made hollow or buoyant by other known means, and as they are journaled to the boat at points considerably above the center of gravity it will be manifest that if the boat be entirely upset by the violence of the waves or breakers it will be instantly returned to its upright position as soon as the effect ot the blow has passed. By this means it will be almost impossible to permanently upset or wreck the boat or vessel to which my invention is applied.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is-

l. A boat Or vessel having extended ends, in combination with floats in said ends above the center of gravity or notation, and the independent axes upon which said iioats are mounted to rotate, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. The combination of a boat Or vessel with iloatsloosely suspended in a central plane, and independent axes upon which the lloats are mounted, with their `iournals above the line of flotation or center of gravity, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand.

AUGUSTIN BATTARD.

Vifitnesses:

C. D. COLE, J. H. BLOOD. 

